need a pentamerous flower
koning at ECSUC.CTSTATEU.EDU
Mon Oct 25 10:57:14 EST 1999
Indeed, but even among Crassulas the androecium is sometimes
2x5 = 10. The original author is right that finding the
"perfect" "typical" flower is not that easy.
At 10:30 AM -0500 10/25/99, Monique Reed wrote:
>Members of the Crassulaceae typically have perfectly 4- or 5-merous
>flowers--Buttercups are not 5-merous with regard to androecium or
>gynoecium. Other options are flax, wood sorrel, and wild-type
>Ross Koning wrote:
>> At 1:14 PM -0500 10/24/99, stephan at netweb.com wrote:
>> >Hi all
>> >A friend of mine is in search of a flower for a project. I offered
>> >ohh. The need be: any pentamerous flower (for show and tell..) with free
>> >and corolla leaves as well as free stamens and a well developed
>> >specifications). The projects aim.. probably to show there are few 'ideal'
>> >flowers. Thanx sofar. Stephan.
>> The closest I can get you is a Ranunculus acris
>> flower. They are quite "typical" (which really is
>> rather "rare").
>> Ross Koning | koning at ecsu.ctstateu.edu
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